EXCLUSIVEA: It pays to have mass success. That’s the takeaway for the original stars of Paramount+’s flagship series. Landman who successfully negotiated a significant salary increase ahead of season three, Deadline has learned.
This includes the entire original cast of Taylor Sheridan’s drama, with the exception of leading man Billy Bob Thornton, who I hear is on a separate three-year contract with standard annual increases, and is willing to negotiate a new contract if Landman the fourth season is underway.
According to sources, this is exactly what happened to another star at the top of the rankings this year. Landman call sheet, Demi Moorewhose initial contract was also shorter than usual at two years. She now has a new contract with a significant raise that will bring her to parity with Thornton next season, and the salary will be in the range of $740K to $770K per episode for each, from what I’ve heard.
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The remaining original members renegotiated their existing long-term contracts. Ali Larter Closing took the longest; While the rest had largely been decided by April, it didn’t reach an agreement until recently, sources said. She gained a lot of growth: Heroes the graduate who tested her Landman role, more than doubled her last salary to $350k per episode, in addition to signing a talent deal, I hear.
Rest Landman I’ve heard that original series regulars who weren’t particularly famous before joining the Sheridan series got nice raises, at least doubling their previous salaries.
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The leaders of this group are breakthroughs Jacob Lofland And Michelle Randolphwho will receive between $130,000 and $180,000 per episode next season, sources said. Polina Chavez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Colley And James Jordan It is believed that this increases all landings by a large percentage from a modest base.
From bottom left: Landman’s James Jordan, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Pauline Chavez, Kayla Wallace and Mark Colley.
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Representatives from 101 Studios and Paramount TV Studios, which produce Landman and the rest of Sheridan’s current series declined to comment, as did representatives for the actors.
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This was once a popular tradition among all successful shows, but contract renegotiations after the second season have become a very rare occurrence these days, reserved only for the biggest hits amid belt-tightening in the industry. If such negotiations take place at all, such revisions are usually pushed back to a later date, after the third or fourth season.
Landman considered one of television’s biggest hits. The season two premiere drew 9.2 streaming views in its first 48 hours, becoming the most-watched original series premiere on Paramount+. The season two finale received 14.8 million views in two days, making it the most-watched original series finale in the platform’s history.
Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in The Landlord
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Last season Landman has added two big names to its starting lineup who could factor into future salary revisions: Sam Elliott and Andy Garcia.
Production on the third season is scheduled to begin in late August in Fort Worth, Texas.